– his own team and those that entered him

– a complete account of his races

– digging deeper into his life and after-life

Maarsbergen Estate

The family estate since 1882, the origins of Castle Maarsbergen go back to the Middle Ages. Carel’s sister Cornelie is still living in the castle today. More...

Motel Maarsbergen

Founded as a means to subsidize his Ecurie, the motorway hotel along the A12 from Utrecht to Arnhem also functioned as the team’s headquarters. More...

Caracas

Carel drove the Venezuelan Grand Prix in 1957. During his stay in and around Caracas he met the van Embden family. Since then he came back to Venezuela to visit the family on regular basis, and used their address for his racing team. More...

Zandvoort

There is no place on earth were Carel raced more than on the universally loved circuit in the dunes. Zandvoort still captures the imagination as much as its genesis does. More...

Nürburgring

Although as a Dutchman Carel started racing at Zandvoort, the epic Nürburgring in the nearby German Eifel proved to be a much more important factor in his career. And that's not just because of the tragic coincidence that he made both his first and final Grand Prix appearances there. Carel simply loved the place. More...

Spa-Francorchamps

Today regarded as one of the few truly challenging circuits that have remained on the face of the earth, Spa has a history of death and heroism associated with it. For Carel, the Belgian track brought the latter, as he scored World Championship points at Spa and also defied the powers-that-be. More...

Reims-Gueux

The fast circuit in the Champagne region was a starting point in Carel’s Grand Prix career. And although he picked up a World Championship point at the other French GP circuit – Rouen-les-Essarts – he picked up a girl at Reims… More...

the important places in his life

This section features the places that formed Carel's character for the largest part of his life.